Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-08
ouR WASHINGTON LETTER.


wlsuisoros, d. c.. Jan. 81. 1887.
Editor Democrat
Seldom has the general public mani
tested 90 active an inierss, In the pro-
ceedinss Of the sapreme Court OF III.
United States as during the progress OF
the argument In the telephone cases dur
ing the pas, week. This was more es-
peeially noticeable on Thursday, At
which time Mr.. Lyander Hill began
hi. argumen, for the Overland and feo'
PIES companies. The room Was uneom-
ior,ably crowded with curious spectators
every available space being occupied.
while within the rail vas assembled an
array Of legal ,alen, such a. has seldom
oopsresa,sd in . court Of justice. Prof.
Eli,ha Gray. Of Chicago. and Prof. Hell
and bis father were presen, during the
argument. andiook an active interest IN
the proceedings. Mr.. Hill asserted that
Prof. Bell had. during the time that his
application for paten, VI. upon NE IN
the Patent Office, surreptiiiou'ly obtain.
ed ledge Of the oonien,s OF q eAveat
fled by Prof Elisha Gray. and had
changed the specifications % as TO include
Prof. Gn,'s invention as bis own. The
sensation created by this ehaige OF fiaud.
implies,ing not only the integrity OF
Prof. Bell, bat requiring ia confirmation
that government, officials should have 'io-
lated their sworn duties o. office, can
we'll be imagined. Mr.. I'LL VAS. how.
ever, interrupted IN bis alignment by
Justice Miller. WHO announced that IN.
der the rules no paisn, could be attacked
for fraud in the Supreme Coar, unless
such bsue had been made in the courts
below. The discussion which followed
/. ,sid 10 have constituted the most bril-
liant legal ,kiimi,h which has ever Ia
ken place within the Supreme Court
chamber The prevailing oPihion IL
,h., the charge. OF fraud bad been great.
IL shaken. II no, ovsrihro-n. and ,ha, a
sr,., poin, hs. b,en scored ior the Bell
Company.
The agricultural experimental station
bill WAS passed by the senate on Thur.
day. The bill direct. the e'iablishmen,
Of an agricultural experiment station
a, each Of the State agricultural colleges,
aud appropriate. the annual 'am ofsl5.-
600 for the maintenance u each Il such
station. The objse, aud duty Of the
station. /. 10 conduct org inal ressareh-
e. and experiment. on The Pfy,loloey Of
plant. ard animal. AID The ti,sa's. 70
which they are .svsrally subject. aud
,ueh other experiments eeariag directly
UPON the agricultural Industry - may b
deemed advisable"
Since the death Of 0sreral Logan bis
former chair ard ds,k Ia the Senate
chamber have been heavily dfsPed With
Grape. Ca "Wednesday hi. successor,
Senator F.rwsll. va. inirodued BY BIS
colleague aud sworn In as = member OF
the senate. The mourning badges
were removed from the Logan seat
| Notwithstanding the widely Published
and very generally accepted statement
70 the siEse, ih., the remains Of GiasrAl
Logan will eventually b. removed 10
Chicago COZ burial. /, row appear, tia,
there !, . FEASIBILITY Of change being
made in the original plans. The 'e.,'y
Of Rock Creek PARISH have isndsred TO
Mrs. Logan a choice 10, in the Rock
Creek cemetery. where the remains nov
repo.e in beautiful private vault. The
cemetery !, located abou, two miles from
the city limits. and !. in reality = church
yard upon a large scale. The grounds
are elevated and dry. with many beauii.
ful ou,look.. The old moss-grovn Ens-
li.h brick church standing within the co.
closure va, bull, in 1876. and is one Of
the olde., building, now standing IN this
vicinity. IL /, claimed ,ha, the Gene
terry !, The llrs,,, and mos, hishly.im-
proved church yard in the world.
The intrusion Of uninViied guests al
society entertainments Ia Washington
has during the past year or two been The
source Of much annoyance 20 persons
having such entertainments Ia charge.
This nuisance reached the climax AZ the
Chinese Ministers ball. which vas held
a, the legation residence on Wednesday
evening. Although bu, 200 tickets
Of Invitation had been issued. more than
500 crowded themselves into the apart
m.n,a i, i. probable ,hl, a, all eaiet-
,ainmsn, hereafter given. tickets OF sd.
mission will be issued, to be presented
a, the door.
The rejection by the Senate for sec
ond time ofihe nomination Of Matthews
hs. occA.ionsd grea, deal Of Comment
and there il much conjecture as 70 the
course that the Pre.iden, will now pu'-
sue in the matter. A. yet he has given
10 iniima,Ion as to bis Intentions. II.